Enable ALTER TABLE name SUSPEND WAL; without entering dev mode
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Description
Is your feature request related to a problem?
Currently, if we need to skip a slow transaction, we run:
enable dev mode (dev.mode.enabled=true)
disable WAL apply
restart
alter table suspend wal and then alter table resume wal from txn
revert the config (dev.mode.enabled=false)
another restart
Describe the solution you'd like.
Consider making dev.mode.enable a reloadable param or implement a different way to execute alter table suspend wal avoiding the dev mode completely.
Describe alternatives you've considered.
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Full Name:
Anna
Affiliation:
QuestDB
Additional context
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Research direction
Start by tracing how ALTER TABLE SUSPEND WAL is handled and how the dev.mode.enabled configuration gates it. The issue names no files or tests; done should allow the command without enabling dev mode, configuration changes, or restarts, while preserving ALTER TABLE RESUME WAL FROM TXN behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java, sql
- Domain
- databases
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100